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Kinta
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Kinta
Valley: The Heart of Perak
Recognised as one of the world's most productive
and easily-worked tin regions, there is no
disputing the significance of the Kinta Valley
as a catalyst in the early economic growth
of Malaysia. Formed by Kinta River and lying
between two prominent mountain ranges, the
valley was the centre of the thriving tin mining
industry that began in the 1820s, when Chinese
immigrants settled in Perak and opened the
mines.
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By
1883, the hardworking miners had turned Malaysia
into the largest tin producer in the world, and
in the ensuing years, led to the development of
Ipoh as a major commercial and industrial hub.
Although tin is no longer an important
contributor to the country's economy today, the
Kinta Valley serves as a window into a golden
era of prosperity, the vestiges of which remain
till this day.
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